Every year, ACHS staff members nominate their peers in various categories for the ACPS VIP (Vision, Integrity & Passion) awards. Mario Yach, a member of ACHS custodian team, Mario Yach, won the award under the Building Engineers category for his diligent work— work that has kept the King Street building running.
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Chaos in AP Statistics
It’s not typical to witness a teacher confront a raw egg head-on, but this is exactly what Benjamin Buch’s AP Statistics class witnessed last Tuesday.
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Mentor, Coach, Educator, Author: What Can’t He Do?
For hundreds of students at the Minnie Howard campus of ACHS, Student Support Services Coordinator Kevin McNutt is a friendly face they see every day. Greeting them at the entrance with a smile, McNutt asks them about their days. What they, along with most teachers and administrators, might not know is that McNutt is a published author of two books and has lived around the world. They might have never guessed that he was the star player of George Mason University’s basketball team or that he refereed the likes of Kobe Bryant and Kevin Durant in a lengthy officiating career. The list goes on. As much as there is to…
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Illuminating Latino Cultura in Alexandria Community
Hispanic Heritage Month is commemorated annually in the U.S. from September 15 to October 15. Latinos Unidos, a student group for Hispanic students, has planned events throughout the month to celebrate the impact the Latino community has on ACHS.
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Field Hockey and Golf: A Spotlight
Among ACHS’s fall sports, field hockey and golf are lesser-known, yet they offer a lot to people.
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Fostering Leadership in International Academy
The International Academy (IA) at Alexandria City High School is a program for students who migrate from their home country to the United States to receive an education. While adapting to a great change in the U.S., IA students are also learning English. IA Leadership was started 5 years ago by teachers Christal Jackson, Jacqueline Rice and Gabriel Elias. They attended a training called CivicTREK by ACPS which allows teachers to connect their curriculum to real-life problems.
